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Quantitative genetic modeling of regional brain volumes and cognitive performance in older male twins.
Biological psychology - 1 Oct 2002
Carmelli Dorit, Swan Gary E, DeCarli Charles, Reed Terry
Abstract excerpt
As part of an ongoing longitudinal twin study, data from both MRI brain scanning and from neuropsychological testing were obtained from 139 male-male twin pairs (72 monozygotic [MZ] and 67 dizygotic [DZ]), 69-80 years old at the time of examination. For descriptive purposes, we examined the MZ and DZ intraclass correlations (ICC) of four lobar brain volumes (frontal, temporal, parietal, and occipital), two...
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